Filed under: Truck, Etc., Safety, Videos, Military, Off-Road
The Army National Guard serves an important role in disaster relief. When called upon, members of the service leave their families at a moment’s notice, pack up and head into the thick of the worst that mother nature has to offer. In the case of the recent flooding [...]
Filed under: Classics, Etc., Videos, Mercedes-Benz, Diesel, Luxury
JG Francis is an man who knows a lot about the older products in the Mercedes-Benz family. He owns Los Angeles-based Mercedes Motoring, which is where Francis turns wrenches on classic tri-stars and breathes new life back into the lumbering German coupes, sedans and wagons. Sometimes Francis will [...]
First Drive: 2012 Kia Rio 5-DoorHas this archetypal boring car become interesting?
Automobile Magazine has long defined itself by cars like the Kia Rio. As in, we don’t care about them. Rudimentary, slow, dourly pragmatic — the Rio and its ilk are a perfect bogey for writers and readers who proudly chant, “no boring cars.” Progress [...]
Filed under: Truck, Etc., Videos, Humor, Diesel
Health advocacy takes many different forms. Whether it’s a quiet reminder from a friend that tobacco use can kill you, a shocking television ad from the likes of the American Lung Association or a bold billboard from the American Cancer Society, it seems like smokers simply can’t catch a [...]
Filed under: Frankfurt Motor Show, Hatchback, Fiat
Fiat has prepped an all-new Panda, and the high-riding city car is set to make its world debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. The 2012 Panda represents the current zenith of the four-wheel-drive compact’s evolution. This third-generation Panda features a restyled exterior paired with an updated interior design [...]
